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I am looking to buy a couple of trees to replace those knocked down last October. The trees will be near the road, and serve as a privacy break from my neighbors house. My neighbors house is up a hill and about 10 feet higher than my house.

I am looking for trees that will grow up to roughly 15 or 20 feet, and cover a wide area horizontally (not sure how else to say it).

Any suggestions?
 
not into landscaping but it sounds like dogwood would meet your area requirements.
 
Hemlocks are, beautiful, but extremely slow growing, in any event. A foot a year growth would be expected.

At the size you're looking at, in deciduous, you're probably going to want to look at flowering cultivars - bradford pear, various crab apples, japanese cherries (yoshino). Those will, however, tend to be bigger than 15 feet. If you definitely don't want more than 20' of height, make sure to put some time into researching the exact variety you're buying. Preferably, a reputable nursery having a tree tagged with the tag specifying mature height.

If you're only looking at 15 feet, you might want to look into some of the bigger shrubs.

Have fun with it.
 
temery said:
I am looking to buy a couple of trees to replace those knocked down last October. The trees will be near the road, and serve as a privacy break from my neighbors house. My neighbors house is up a hill and about 10 feet higher than my house.

I am looking for trees that will grow up to roughly 15 or 20 feet, and cover a wide area horizontally (not sure how else to say it).

Any suggestions?
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Pines grow fast and provide excellent cover. Weeping willows also grow fast but you have to keep them away from septic systems because their roots spread toward water.
 
Pines and arborvitae are the classical border trees (provide year-round border). But the latter are hit hard in my neighborhood by deer. Hedge maples are a possibility. You might also think about shrubs. Forsythia and lilac can both grow to your desired height and spread, and are deciduous. One thing to consider - in general, faster growing trees tend to be more susceptible to storm damage. I have some swamp maples (not recommended for your use) at the back of our property that are very fast growing and they got sheared off in last fall's storms. Nurseries are starting to clear stock, so I'd see what's available at a good price. If you can, get the trees in the ground sooner than later, to start root growth. And water them regularly this year and next.
 
Check your growing season. Trees have a no-plant period during the summer. Ask a local arborist.
 
Danzz said:
Pines grow fast and provide excellent cover. Weeping willows also grow fast but you have to keep them away from septic systems because their roots spread toward water.
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Willows also are a tremendous draion on a water table. Keep well away from wells, too. Maybe avoid them if the property is 10 acres or less. :cool:
 
Hemlocks are easily infested with everything down here. Get white pines. They grow fast, tall, and wide. The landscapers delight. The English comandeered all the white pines in NE in the 1700s for masts for the fleet.
 
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Check your growing season. Trees have a no-plant period during the summer. Ask a local arborist.
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Ah, you can pretty much plant trees and shrubs all summer (as I did for several years in college with a part-time job). The trees are better in the ground than in plastic pots or burlap bags in a nursery yard. The key is to water consistently and deeply when it's hot and dry, as their root systems can't hydrate them otherwise. (RE: no-plant, I would not transplant a tree now).

Another fast-growing deciduous option are ash trees - pretty fast growing, hardy and good looking, but they'll shoot past 15-20ft.
 
I just cut down my Yoshino Cherry because it was a pruning nightmare and hung down so much it took up too much yard space. I replaced it with a Paperbark Maple (Acer Griseum) which is very slow growing and will probably get no more than 25' and has beautiful bark. Smoke Bush or Rose of Sharon might be nice, too, or maybe Stewartia, which blooms when its warm enough to be outside and enjoy it.
 
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